Genesis' 'Nursery Cryme' came out 50 years ago this week. Watch the band play 'The Musical Box,' a surreal classic from that LP, live in 1973.
, “nor with their musical structures — long, involved, multi-movemented frameworks on which they hang their narratives — nor even with their playing, which does get pretty lethargic at points. It’s the godawful production, a murky, distant stew that at best bubbles quietly when what is desperately needed are the explosions of drums and guitars, the screaming of the organ, the abrasive rasp of vocal cords.
It’s a typically batty song about a young girl named Cynthia who decapitates her friend Henry during a game of croquet. His spirit gets trapped in her musical box where it ages rapidly. He then re-emerges as a very angry old ghost and tries to attack her sexually. She’s saved by her nurse who hurls the musical box at Henry, returning him to the spirit world.
It’s hard to think of a stranger tale to tell in a rock song, but “The Musical Box” remained a part of the Genesis live show for decades. As you can see from this video, Gabriel dressed up as Henry’s old-man ghost for the climax. If he ever decides to reunite with Genesis, he’ll be able to play this part without the mask since he’s aged naturally into the part.Rolling Stone
did see real potential. “At times you can actually detect a genuine electricity in their music ,” wrote Cromelin. “It could be simply a matter of taking off the lid.”
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